This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of veliparib, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride when given together in treating patients solid tumors or non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has spread to other areas of the body or cannot be removed by surgery. Veliparib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving veliparib, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride may kill more cancer cells.

MTD, defined as the dose level that no more than 2/6 or 1/3 patients experience DLT and at least 2/3 or 3/6 patients treated with next higher dose level will have had DLT [ Time Frame: 21 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Graded according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change in gammaH2AX levels (quantification of the time point of maximal DNA damage) [ Time Frame: Baseline to up to day 14 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

I. Evaluate any effect of ABT-888 on the systemic clearance of parent cyclophosphamide and the dose normalized area under the curve (AUC) of 4-hydroxy (4-OH) cyclophosphamide when used in combination, using historical single-agent cyclophosphamide and 4-OH data.

II. Evaluate any effect of cyclophosphamide administration on the systemic pharmacokinetics of ABT-888 and its primary metabolite A-925088 (M8), by comparing pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of ABT-888 on day 1 (before cyclophosphamide) and day 3 (with cyclophosphamide administration); PK samples for analysis will not be collected from patients enrolled after 2/15/2012.

III. Evaluate inhibition of poly (adenosine diphosphate [ADP] ribose) polymerase (PARP) using an immunoassay designed to measure PAR levels in baseline and on-study peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) samples; PBMC samples for PAR analysis will not be collected from patients enrolled after 2/15/2012.

IV. Evaluate gamma H2A histone family, member X (H2AX) at baseline and on-study circulating tumor cell samples to evaluate the point of maximal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage from the combination of cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin with ABT-888.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of veliparib and cyclophosphamide.

GROUP I: Patients receive veliparib orally (PO) every 12 hours on days 1-4 and cyclophosphamide intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 3.

GROUP II: Patients receive veliparib PO every 12 hours on days 1-4, cyclophosphamide IV over 60 minutes on day 3, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on day 3.

GROUP III: Patients receive veliparib PO every 12 hours on days 1-7, cyclophosphamide IV over 60 minutes on day 1, and doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 15 minutes on day 1.

GROUP IV: Patients receive veliparib PO every 12 hours on days 1-14, cyclophosphamide IV over 60 minutes on day 1, and doxorubicin hydrochloride over 15 minutes on day 1.

In all groups, courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 4 weeks.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients must have histologically confirmed malignancy that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective; patients with either solid tumors or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are eligible

At the recommended Phase II dose level, an additional 6 to 12 patients in each group with the following criteria will be enrolled: documented breast cancer (BRCA)1/BRC2 mutation, triple-negative breast cancer defined as estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, progesterone receptor (PR)-negative, and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2-negative, or patients who would benefit from a cyclophosphamide-based regimen

On the schedule of ABT-888 given for 7 or 14 days, only patients with metastatic breast cancer will be enrolled

Patients must be >= 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy (>= 6 weeks if the last regimen included carmustine [BCNU] or mitomycin C); patients previously treated with cyclophosphamide should not be necessarily excluded

Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that is amenable to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with curative intent may participate only if stem cell transplant is refused or is not indicated

Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately

Patients enrolled in a group where the treatment is adriamycin and cycloblastin (AC): ejection fraction >= 50% by multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram

History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to ABT-888 and/or cyclophosphamide

Patients receiving any medications or substances that are strong inhibitors or strong inducers of cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4 (CYP 3A4), cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily B, polypeptide 6 (2B6), cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 9 (2C9) or cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 19 (2C19) are prohibited; at the time of screening, if the patient is currently receiving any of the listed prohibited medication(s), the medication(s) must be discontinued for a period of no less than 7 days prior to administration of the first dose of study medication in order for the patient to meet study eligibility except for the following substance where the washout should be 6 months: amiodarone

Any condition (e.g., gastrointestinal tract disease resulting in an inability to take oral medication or a requirement for IV alimentation, prior surgical procedures affecting absorption, or active peptic ulcer disease) that impairs their ability to swallow and retain ABT-888 capsules

Patients with active central nervous system (CNS) metastases are excluded

Patients with CNS metastases that have been treated must be off steroid treatment for > 3 months, be asymptomatic and off steroid treatment prior to study enrollment

Patients that have symptoms to suggest CNS metastases should have a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 28 days of enrollment to confirm the absence of CNS metastases; contrast computed tomography (CT) is acceptable for patients who are unable to undergo a brain MRI

Patients with active seizure or a history of active seizure

Any other medical, social, or psychological condition that may significantly affect safety and/or compliance

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00740805